---
title: Sui Validator CLI
description: The Sui Validator CLI is used to access the validator features of the Sui network. 
keywords: [ sui validator cli, sui validator, sui cli validator, interact with validator from cli, validator cli, validator commands ]
---

The Sui CLI `validator` command provides command-level access to validator features of the Sui network.

## Commands

```sh
$ sui validator --help
```

```sh
Usage: sui validator [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]

Commands:
  make-validator-info          	 
  become-candidate             	 
  join-committee               	 
  leave-committee              	 
  display-metadata             	 
  update-metadata              	 
  update-gas-price              	Update gas price that is used to calculate Reference Gas Price
  report-validator              	Report or un-report a validator
  serialize-payload-pop         	Serialize the payload that is used to generate Proof of Possession. This is useful to take the payload offline for an Authority protocol
                                    	key pair to sign
  display-gas-price-update-raw-txn  Print out the serialized data of a transaction that sets the gas price quote for a validator
  help                          	Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

Options:
  	--client.config <CONFIG>  Sets the file storing the state of our user accounts (an empty one will be created if missing)
  	--json                	Return command outputs in json format
  -y, --yes                	 
  -h, --help                	Print help
```

## Examples

The following examples demonstrate some of the most often used commands. 

### Update gas price for next epoch

```sh
$ sui validator  update-gas-price 500
```


<details>
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```sh
----- Transaction Digest ----
A8z83EqjmgwRNFV6sme6A5tTTTQPjiLgiW76neyvhLud

----- Transaction Data ----
╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Transaction Data                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	 │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Sender: 0xf...3d9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	                                                         │
│ Gas Owner: 0xf...3d9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	                                                         │
│ Gas Budget: 200000000 MIST                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	 │
│ Gas Price: 1000 MIST                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	 │
│ Gas Payment:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	 │
│  ┌──                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	 │
│  │ ID: 0x8...19e                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	                                                         │
│  │ Version: 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	 │
│  │ Digest: 8UEiGYe3KL3S6JPs8uP2sbbx7sMCtzi8yJJ6SyTe9V1x                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	 │
│  └──                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	 │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	 │
│ Transaction Kind : Programmable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	 │
│ Inputs: [Object(SharedObject { object_id: 0x0...005, initial_shared_version: SequenceNumber(1), mutable: true }), Object(ImmOrOwnedObject { object_id: 0x4...dbe, version: SequenceNumber(1), digest: o#82z9UUX9iD2Mq9zvciD56kmmDYqjF3iwaFadi3Mk16eJ }), Pure(SuiPureValue { value_type: Some(U64), value: "500" })]                                                                                                                   │
│ Commands: [                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	 │
│   MoveCall(0x0...003::sui_system::request_set_gas_price(Input(0),Input(1),Input(2))),                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	                                                         │
│ ]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	 │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	 │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	 │
│ Signatures:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	 │
│	j2FE7GNkHm9+ey0zTQrgfaTXJgGu1vYWmivrVxbUfP56vIrxMFA4XxqEyw7Q8pM1FR+JDPgCsE1kgZRGH6TZDg==                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	 │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	 │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
----- Transaction Effects ----
╭───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Transaction Effects                                                                           	│
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Digest: A8z83EqjmgwRNFV6sme6A5tTTTQPjiLgiW76neyvhLud                                          	│
│ Status: Success                                                                               	│
│ Executed Epoch: 5                                                                             	│
│                                                                                               	│
│ Mutated Objects:                                                                              	│
│  ┌──                                                                                          	│
│  │ ID: 0x0...005                     	                                                            │
│  │ Owner: Shared                                                                              	│
│  │ Version: 16                                                                                	│
│  │ Digest: ER2L6MxrqKNAsaRd9pWdMwvLzXG3ocGQnytnP9s5QLeh                                       	│
│  └──                                                                                          	│
│  ┌──                                                                                          	│
│  │ ID: 0x4...dbe                     	                                                            │
│  │ Owner: Account Address ( 0xf45...3d9 )                                                         │
│  │ Version: 16                                                                                	│
│  │ Digest: 4yDkecsKPe8SnacWdECmq1yVDt7MzvpXCxbRGs74PGaB                                       	│
│  └──                                                                                          	│
│  ┌──                                                                                          	│
│  │ ID: 0x5...8d1                     	                                                            │
│  │ Owner: Object ID: ( 0x000...005 )   	                                                        │
│  │ Version: 16                                                                                	│
│  │ Digest: BBu5zHWWX7nnb1XcFu5VLVnKZEU6AqRRarDDjEeBtqWy                                       	│
│  └──                                                                                          	│
│  ┌──                                                                                          	│
│  │ ID: 0x8...19e                     	                                                            │
│  │ Owner: Account Address ( 0xf45...3d9 )                                                         │
│  │ Version: 16                                                                                	│
│  │ Digest: 4WQp6FYctutMFzf6f2EX68xut71AMubewJ6c7GxpzX7e                                       	│
│  └──                                                                                          	│
│                                                                                               	│
│ Shared Objects:                                                                               	│
│  ┌──                                                                                          	│
│  │ ID: 0x0...005                     	                                                            │ 
│  │ Version: 15                                                                                	│
│  │ Digest: 6vdobiuiDQpJguDxVbbMNW5ddRqEFkP67C3FWrAVYYuZ                                       	│
│  └──                                                                                          	│
│                                                                                               	│
│ Gas Object:                                                                                   	│
│  ┌──                                                                                          	│
│  │ ID: 0x8...19e                     	                                                            │
│  │ Owner: Account Address ( 0xf45...3d9 )                                                         │
│  │ Version: 16                                                                                	│
│  │ Digest: 4WQp6FYctutMFzf6f2EX68xut71AMubewJ6c7GxpzX7e                                       	│
│  └──                                                                                          	│
│                                                                                               	│
│ Gas Cost Summary:                                                                             	│
│	Storage Cost: 31479200                                                                     	    │
│	Computation Cost: 1000000                                                                  	    │
│	Storage Rebate: 0                                                                          	    │
│	Non-refundable Storage Fee: 0                                                              	    │
│                                                                                               	│
│ Transaction Dependencies:                                                                     	│
│	2gqHgPZbjTkDWM9GnVuWU5kT9z2SWN2ggwK3ryxf8aUX                                               	    │
│	EmW6DhJWRACNZAvupiTNVacZFLoZxbNJ88mrKVv9DeiJ                                               	    │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
```

</details>


### Set gas price for the next epoch

<ImportContent source="info-gas-budget.mdx" mode="snippet" />

```sh
$ sui validator request_set_gas_price --args 0x5 \"42\" --gas-budget GAS-BUDGET-AMOUNT>
```

### Display the validator information

```sh
$ sui validator display-metadata 0x3...de5
```


<details>
  <summary>
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```sh
0x3...de5's valdiator status: Active
SuiValidatorSummary {
	sui_address: 0x3...de5,
	protocol_pubkey_bytes: [
    	167,
    	93,
    	42,
    	177,
    	79,
    	244,
    	192,
    	168,
    	26,
    	242,
    	55,
    	119,
    	232,
    	131,
    	191,
    	112,
    	92,
    	219,
    	204,
    	109,
    	234,
    	107,
    	124,
    	116,
    	79,
    	200,
    	221,
    	159,
    	185,
    	142,
    	173,
    	161,
    	122,
    	214,
    	113,
    	183,
    	240,
    	124,
    	205,
    	8,
    	157,
    	110,
    	31,
    	85,
    	16,
    	106,
    	16,
    	34,
    	9,
    	254,
    	125,
    	36,
    	83,
    	125,
    	35,
    	231,
    	245,
    	203,
    	204,
    	43,
    	137,
    	70,
    	229,
    	201,
    	64,
    	157,
    	189,
    	203,
    	220,
    	222,
    	1,
    	121,
    	138,
    	139,
    	41,
    	108,
    	106,
    	57,
    	116,
    	212,
    	208,
    	249,
    	215,
    	18,
    	22,
    	237,
    	214,
    	179,
    	71,
    	192,
    	93,
    	89,
    	255,
    	51,
    	56,
    	158,
	],
	network_pubkey_bytes: [
    	118,
    	14,
    	165,
    	223,
    	145,
    	150,
    	130,
    	74,
    	212,
    	160,
    	218,
    	170,
    	134,
    	2,
    	206,
    	72,
    	228,
    	87,
    	35,
    	114,
    	40,
    	217,
    	206,
    	35,
    	29,
    	194,
    	81,
    	61,
    	186,
    	215,
    	56,
    	215,
	],
	worker_pubkey_bytes: [
    	84,
    	171,
    	204,
    	100,
    	81,
    	92,
    	16,
    	207,
    	151,
    	167,
    	70,
    	138,
    	104,
    	92,
    	100,
    	75,
    	53,
    	47,
    	212,
    	209,
    	92,
    	2,
    	109,
    	120,
    	66,
    	146,
    	180,
    	116,
    	144,
    	22,
    	139,
    	57,
	],
	proof_of_possession_bytes: [
    	137,
    	134,
    	236,
    	79,
    	232,
    	146,
    	206,
    	45,
    	136,
    	245,
    	8,
    	42,
    	114,
    	154,
    	128,
    	148,
    	60,
    	137,
    	214,
    	92,
    	177,
    	46,
    	118,
    	246,
    	37,
    	159,
    	183,
    	233,
    	122,
    	49,
    	121,
    	227,
    	136,
    	76,
    	48,
    	122,
    	119,
    	187,
    	194,
    	169,
    	114,
    	7,
    	16,
    	225,
    	104,
    	211,
    	100,
    	198,
	],
	name: "Staked",
	description: "The leading provider of staking infrastructure",
	image_url: "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/38704373",
	project_url: "https://staked.us/",
	net_address: "/dns/sui-mainnet.prod-eks-eu-west-1.staked.cloud/tcp/8080/http",
	p2p_address: "/dns/sui-mainnet-udp.prod-eks-eu-west-1.staked.cloud/udp/8084",
	primary_address: "/dns/sui-mainnet-udp.prod-eks-eu-west-1.staked.cloud/udp/8081",
	worker_address: "/dns/sui-mainnet-udp.prod-eks-eu-west-1.staked.cloud/udp/8082",
	next_epoch_protocol_pubkey_bytes: None,
	next_epoch_proof_of_possession: None,
	next_epoch_network_pubkey_bytes: None,
	next_epoch_worker_pubkey_bytes: None,
	next_epoch_net_address: None,
	next_epoch_p2p_address: None,
	next_epoch_primary_address: None,
	next_epoch_worker_address: None,
	voting_power: 53,
	operation_cap_id: 0x4...217,
	gas_price: 1000,
	commission_rate: 1000,
	next_epoch_stake: 42223548570491465,
	next_epoch_gas_price: 1000,
	next_epoch_commission_rate: 1000,
	staking_pool_id: 0xc...932,
	staking_pool_activation_epoch: Some(
    	0,
	),
	staking_pool_deactivation_epoch: None,
	staking_pool_sui_balance: 42926894529549497,
	rewards_pool: 1047712965206377,
	pool_token_balance: 41704322845739375,
	pending_stake: 0,
	pending_total_sui_withdraw: 703345959058032,
	pending_pool_token_withdraw: 683314441220777,
	exchange_rates_id: 0x5...65d,
	exchange_rates_size: 231,
```
</details>

### Report a bad / non-performant validator

```sh
$ sui validator report-validator  0xf...3d9
```


<details>
  <summary>
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  </summary>


```sh
----- Transaction Digest ----
8jVYrpuRBmdSLP37MsQGRqUqE3kE2m8XiSS4TG4aJwXf

----- Transaction Data ----
╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Transaction Data                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	 │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Sender: 0xf...3d9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	                                                         │
│ Gas Owner: 0xf...3d9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	                                                         │
│ Gas Budget: 200000000 MIST                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	 │
│ Gas Price: 1000 MIST                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	 │
│ Gas Payment:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	 │
│  ┌──                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	 │
│  │ ID: 0x8...19e                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	                                                         │
│  │ Version: 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	 │
│  │ Digest: 4WQp6FYctutMFzf6f2EX68xut71AMubewJ6c7GxpzX7e                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	 │
│  └──                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	 │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	 │
│ Transaction Kind : Programmable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	 │
│ Inputs: [Object(SharedObject { object_id: 0x0...005, initial_shared_version: SequenceNumber(1), mutable: true }), Object(ImmOrOwnedObject { object_id: 0x4...dbe, version: SequenceNumber(16), digest: o#4yDkecsKPe8SnacWdECmq1yVDt7MzvpXCxbRGs74PGaB }), Pure(SuiPureValue { value_type: Some(Address), value: "0xf...3d9" })]                                                                                                                                                                            │
│ Commands: [                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	 │
│   MoveCall(0x0...003::sui_system::report_validator(Input(0),Input(1),Input(2))),                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	                                                         │
│ ]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	 │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	 │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	 │
│ Signatures:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	 │
│	7lJ9ezA1qjGk7nyFCESgLlg/tkVSy46dDkRgJzwgWP3qA+kAjJV8YVWFjJf2r6aLgWgCZCKnka9bkcp1V5jBAA==                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	 │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	 │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
----- Transaction Effects ----
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Transaction Effects                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              	   │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Digest: 8jVYrpuRBmdSLP37MsQGRqUqE3kE2m8XiSS4TG4aJwXf                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	   │
│ Status: Failure { error: "MoveAbort(MoveLocation { module: ModuleId { address: 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003, name: Identifier(\"sui_system_state_inner\") }, function: 16, instruction: 12, function_name: Some(\"report_validator_impl\") }, 3) in command 0" } │
│ Executed Epoch: 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	   │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	   │
│ Mutated Objects:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	   │
│  ┌──                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	   │
│  │ ID: 0x0...005                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	                                                           │
│  │ Owner: Shared                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	   │
│  │ Version: 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	   │
│  │ Digest: 5N5zyTyFCqAkyz44FGrpr6cYdXcwk4eUCHKzyAZqehMB                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	   │
│  └──                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	   │
│  ┌──                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	   │
│  │ ID: 0x4...dbe                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	                                                           │
│  │ Owner: Account Address ( 0xf...3d9 )                                                                                                                                                                                                 	                                                           │
│  │ Version: 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       │
│  │ Digest: HCEr5bcJhKo5jfRx2gsXxGSkpcq6tm8nFGSxxwoPpkNz                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	   │
│  └──                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	   │
│  ┌──                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	   │
│  │ ID: 0x8...19e                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	                                                           │
│  │ Owner: Account Address ( 0xf...3d9 )                                                                                                                                                                                                 	                                                           │
│  │ Version: 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	   │
│  │ Digest: BTzMmVABwEKXoiLsTZ79Li97Eo6HPtNtWTvib8Eq1yrH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	   │
│  └──                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	   │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	   │
│ Shared Objects:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	   │
│  ┌──                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	   │
│  │ ID: 0x0...005                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	                                                      	   │
│  │ Version: 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	   │
│  │ Digest: BiS4pKAX3KGXbJrk4oZijy6ggKHDZJd9qPUDWxLEoNR1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	   │
│  └──                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	   │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	   │
│ Gas Object:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	   │
│  ┌──                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	   │
│  │ ID: 0x8...19e                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	                                                      	   │
│  │ Owner: Account Address ( 0xf...3d9 )                                                                                                                                                                                                 	                                                      	   │
│  │ Version: 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	   │
│  │ Digest: BTzMmVABwEKXoiLsTZ79Li97Eo6HPtNtWTvib8Eq1yrH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	   │
│  └──                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	   │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	   │
│ Gas Cost Summary:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                	   │
│	Storage Cost: 4195200                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	   │
│	Computation Cost: 1000000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     	   │
│	Storage Rebate: 31164408                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	   │
│	Non-refundable Storage Fee: 314792                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	   │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	   │
│ Transaction Dependencies:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        	   │
│	2gqHgPZbjTkDWM9GnVuWU5kT9z2SWN2ggwK3ryxf8aUX                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	   │
│	A8z83EqjmgwRNFV6sme6A5tTTTQPjiLgiW76neyvhLud                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	   │
│	B8p4pVC5pzFQRVpZ73nZfAWMt7sL4iH4x4AbDviYWuzF                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  	   │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
```

</details>


## Help

Each command has its own help section. For example `sui validator report-validator --help` will display the following prompt:

```sh
$ sui validator report-validator --help
```
```sh
Report or un-report a validator

Usage: sui validator report-validator [OPTIONS] <reportee-address>

Arguments:
  <reportee-address>  The Sui Address of the validator is being reported or un-reported

Options:
  	--operation-cap-id <operation-cap-id>  Optional when sender is reporter validator itself and it holds the Cap object. Required when sender is not the reporter validator itself.
                                         	Validator's OperationCap ID can be found by using the `display-metadata` subcommand
  	--undo-report <undo-report>        	If true, undo an existing report [possible values: true, false]
  	--gas-budget <gas-budget>          	Gas budget for this transaction
  	--json                             	Return command outputs in json format
  -h, --help                             	Print help
```
